Best Bets: Saturday 9 March

Lemon Ronald (Trap 5) in the 20:24 at Sheffield

LEMON RONALD (Trap 5, 20.24) never makes life easy for himself with slow breaks, yet he makes up for that with a powerful finishing effort, as he advertised when getting up close home over C&D 11 days ago. Further improvement on the clock rates a distinct possibility and, from what makes a decent make-up in the orange jacket, he is expected to announce his presence from the ¾ point.

Seaglass Phantom (Trap 3) in the 21:01 at Sheffield

Heat 5 of the RPGTV Steel City Cup takes place at 21.01 and SEAGLASS PHANTOM (Trap 3) is fancied to come out on top. A major eye-catcher despite finishing fifth here in February, he ran out a ready winner of the Racing Post Juvenile 7 days ago, trapping smartly and impressing on the clock. His claims of turning handy are obvious again and Patrick Janssen’s charge is fancied to come out on top.

Creative Arnie (Trap 5) in the 22:30 at Sheffield

CREATIVE ARNIE (Trap 5, 22.30) was never a threat in open company on his most recent outing, yet John Sharp’s charge had previously proved a model of consistency in graded affairs similar to this evening’s. Seizing an early initiative out wide rates a distinct possibility in this field and, with recent exploits reading well on the clock, we’re hopeful he can come home in front.